Federal Public Service Health
The FPS Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment ({{langx|nl|FOD Volksgezondheid, Veiligheid van de Voedselketen en Leefmilieu}}, {{langx|fr|SPF Santé publique, Sécurité de la Chaîne alimentaire et Environnement}}, {{langx|de|FÖD Volksgesundheit, Sicherheit der Nahrungsmittelkette und Umwelt}}), more commonly known as the FPS Health, is a Federal Public Service of Belgium. Royal Order established FPS Justice on 23 May 2001, as part of Verhofstadt I Government to rebuild the federal administration.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Belgian Federal Public Service for Justice|url=https://issat.dcaf.ch/Share/People-Organisations/Organisations/Belgian-Federal-Public-Service-for-Justice#:~:text=The%20FPS%20Justice%2C%20formerly%20the,to%20modernise%20the%20federal%20administration.|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=15 January 2021|website=ISSAT}}
It is responsible for guaranteeing the public health, the safety of the food chain and a safe environment.
Organisation
The FPS Health is currently organised into three Directorates-General and an Administration:
- The Directorate-General for Health Care
- The Directorate-General for Animals, Plants and Foodstuffs
- The Directorate-General for Environment
- The Administration of Medical Expertise (Medex)
The former Directorate-General for Medicinal Products has become the autonomous Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products in 2007. The Directorate-General for Health Care is the result of the merger of the Directorate-General for Health Care Facilities Organisation and the Directorate-General for Primary Health Care & Crisis Management. The FPS Health is also linked with two scientific institutions:
- Sciensano, the successor to the former Center for Veterinary and Agrochemical Research and the former Scientific Institute of Public Health
- The Superior Health Council
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official|http://www.health.fgov.be/ }}
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Category:Ministries established in 2001
Category:2001 establishments in Belgium
Category:Food safety organizations
Category:Regulation in Belgium
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